YAS 118 2021_22 Non Emergency Patient Transport Service (PTS)

Tender description

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) seeks to establish a Framework Agreement consisting of a range of patient-focused transport suppliers who are suitably qualified. <br/><br/>The service provided shall be used mostly by our Patient Transport Service (PTS), for patients eligible for NHS-funded transport who are unable to travel to their healthcare appointments by other means due to their medical condition. This includes, but is not limited to, discharges, transfers, admissions, outpatient appointments and low acuity transport.<br/>The service shall also be required, on occasion, by our Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and 111 where transport is required to convey a patient to an Emergency Department within a thirty (30) or sixty (60) minute timeframe from the request for the journey. <br/><br/>This procurement exercise is divided into eight (8) lots; these being based upon the type of vehicle and the level of patient mobility which can be allocated to each vehicle type. Lot 1: Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) seeks to establish a Framework Agreement consisting of a range of patient-focused transport suppliers who are suitably qualified. <br/><br/>The service provided shall be used mostly by our Patient Transport Service (PTS), for patients eligible for NHS-funded transport who are unable to travel to their healthcare appointments by other means due to their medical condition. This includes, but is not limited to, discharges, transfers, admissions, outpatient appointments and low acuity transport.<br/><br/>The service shall also be required, on occasion, by our Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and 111 where transport is required to convey a patient to an Emergency Department within a thirty (30) or sixty (60) minute timeframe from the request for the journey. <br/><br/>This procurement exercise is divided into eight (8) lots; these being based upon the type of vehicle and the level of patient mobility which can be allocated to each vehicle type for the conveyance of patients within the following areas listed below (please note that additional areas may be introduced during the duration of the framework agreement):<br/><br/>• North Yorkshire<br/>• East Yorkshire<br/>• North Lincolnshire<br/>• West Yorkshire<br/>• South Yorkshire<br/><br/>This will include travel both within and, on occasions, outside these regions. <br/><br/>All the parties shall agree that this agreement does not guarantee the volume of services which may be required from the supplier by YAS. <br/><br/>Framework Agreement suppliers shall be offered bookings which meet the requirements of the vehicle type required, hours of operation and operational capabilities of their service. Please note, where a supplier is carrying out fixed shifts within an area, travel time to and from the area is not payable by YAS.